At 10, York Country Day student an old hand at organizing charity drives
York Country Day student Jameson Shanabrough had an unusual request a few years back for his birthday:
Instead of gifts for himself, he wanted to help others in the community through charity drives.
For his 11th birthday in August, Jameson wants his latest drive to be bigger and better than ever. And he s looking for help from the community.
This year s toy drive will benefit children at Philadelphia s St. Christopher s Hospital for Children. It s running until July 30, and Jameson wants to outdo the 1,600 items he collected last year for Johns Hopkins Children s Center in Baltimore.
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Jonathan Bauer has since been honored with a plaque from Ocean City Mayor Richard W. Meehan, who called Bauer a humble hero. (Shutterstock)
OCEAN CITY, MD A terrifying multi-car crash unfolded on the Route 90 bridge in Ocean City May 2, launching a 2-year-old girl still strapped into her car seat into the Assawoman Bay. The truck she was riding in ended up positioned on top of the guardrail. But a good Samaritan leaped over the guardrail and into the bay to rescue her.
Initially, the hero chose to remain anonymous but has since come forward. Jonathan Bauer spoke with NBC Washington about what happened during that five-car pileup on the bridge. Bauer was traveling with his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, and their vehicle was one of the five involved in the crash.
I popped up, swam over to the girl and lifted her out of the water, Bauer said. Her mouth was open, her eyes were semi open. And then I raised my shoulder very high and aggressively patted her on her back. Within seconds she spit up a bunch of water and started coughing.
A nearby boat picked up the child and Bauer to take them to shore, where emergency responders met them.
Watching her father leap from the bridge scared Ava, she said. She worried her father would land head first in the Assawoman Bay and hurt himself, or even worse. He landed feet first.
I popped up, swam over to the girl and lifted her out of the water, Bauer said. Her mouth was open, her eyes were semi open. And then I raised my shoulder very high and aggressively patted her on her back. Within seconds she spit up a bunch of water and started coughing.
A nearby boat picked up the child and Bauer to take them to shore, where emergency responders met them.
Watching her father leap from the bridge scared Ava, she said. She worried her father would land head first in the Assawoman Bay and hurt himself, or even worse. He landed feet first.